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Full commission ‘engaged’ in CPUC hearing on Cal Am desal project

The Monterey County HeraldBy Jim Johnson, August 23, 2018

In a sign of how seriously the state Public Utilities Commission is taking the debate over the future of water supply on the Monterey Peninsula, all five commissioners attended a CPUC oral argument hearing on California American Water’s proposed desalination project in San Francisco on Wednesday. Several of those who attended the hearing said three of the five commissioners asked a number of questions of the parties to the desal project proceeding, and all five appeared “engaged and interested” in the issue. Read more at http://www.montereyherald.com/environment-and-nature/20180823/full-commission-engaged-in-cpuc-hearing-on-cal-am-desal-project

Fishermen, tribal members, and enviros band together to advocate more water flow

‘Three Californias’ plan is dead — and not coming back

The TribuneBy Taryn Luna, August 09, 2018

The proponent of a plan to split California into three states said a court decision to remove the measure from the November ballot “effectively put an end to this movement.” Tim Draper, a wealthy investor behind the three California plans, wrote in a letter dated Aug. 2 that he does not intend to appeal the California Supreme Court’s decision from last month. Read more at https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/state/california/article216415560.html

Plan to split California into three states barred by state Supreme Court

Lawsuit Challenges 3 California Ballot Measure

North Coast JournalBy Kimberly Wear, July 13, 2018

A lawsuit filed with the California Supreme Court this week is challenging the placement of a controversial initiative to divide the state into three on the November ballot less than one month after it was signed off on by the Secretary of State’s Office. According to a San Francisco Chronicle article, the Planning and Conservation League — a nonprofit lobbying group that focuses on environmental and development issues — contends the measure goes beyond the scope of the initiative process by proposing to “revise” the California Constitution, essentially by doing away with it, not just change state law. Read more at https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2018/07/13/lawsuit-challenges-3-california-ballot-measure

California’s three-way split: Lawsuit may take matter out of voters’ hands

San Francisco ChronicleBy Bob Egelko, July 11, 2018

A proposal to split California into three states qualified for the November ballot last month, but it might not go before the voters after all. Opponents led by the Planning and Conservation League filed a lawsuit Monday in the state Supreme Court, saying, if carried out, Proposition 9, drafted as a mere change in state laws, would actually “revise” the California Constitution — in fact, abolish it — something that can’t be done in a ballot initiative. Read more at https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/California-s-three-way-split-Lawsuit-may-take-13067886.php

Opponents sue to nix ballot measure to split California in 3

Chicago Sun-TimesBy Sophia Bollag, Associated Press, July 10, 2018

Opponents of an initiative to split California into three states asked the state Supreme Court to pull the measure from the ballot, arguing it’s too drastic a change to state government to go through the normal initiative process. A lawsuit filed Monday by the Planning and Conservation League argues major changes to the state’s government structure require approval from two-thirds of the Legislature before going under consideration by voters or a state constitutional convention. Read more at https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/planning-conservation-league-sue-ballot-split-california/

In reversal, Santa Clara Valley Water District may provide $650 million to Brown’s Delta tunnels plan

In a dramatic reversal of its stance just six months ago, Silicon Valley’s largest water district has scheduled a vote Wednesday on a plan to commit up to $650 million to Gov. Jerry Brown’s controversial proposal to build two massive tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Read more at http://www.dailydemocrat.com/article/NI/20180428/NEWS/180429822

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